# Chris Abele

> Chris Abele is a seed investor at CSA Partners LLC (Milwaukee) backing Pet and Lifestyle. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CSA Partners LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csa-partners-llc)
- Location: Milwaukee, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chrisabelemke
- Website: https://x.com/chrisabelemke

Chris Abele is a seed investor at CSA Partners LLC in Milwaukee focused on Pet and Lifestyle. Chris Abele - Managing Director @ CSA Partners LLC

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 20% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 20% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bright Cellars | Bright Cellars is a monthly subscription wine club that matches members with personalized selections. It is designed to help new wine drinkers discover and define their taste in wine. It aims to inspire and educate a new generation of wine lovers by delivering a transformative, personalized wine experience.The company was founded in 2014 and isheadquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | $8.5M | Series A | Mar 07, 2019 |  |
| Bright Cellars | Bright Cellars is a monthly subscription wine club that matches members with personalized selections. It is designed to help new wine drinkers discover and define their taste in wine. It aims to inspire and educate a new generation of wine lovers by delivering a transformative, personalized wine experience.The company was founded in 2014 and isheadquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | $2.8M |  | May 17, 2018 |  |
| PrettyLitter | PrettyLitter's subscription lightweight cat litter monitors feline health by changing colors when it detects urinary abnormalities. For the same price and 80% lighter than traditional cat litter, PrettyLitter provides peace of mind, health wellness and convenience with the best cat litter ever created. www.prettylitter.com |  | Seed | Dec 20, 2016 |  |
| Bright Cellars | Bright Cellars is a monthly subscription wine club that matches members with personalized selections. It is designed to help new wine drinkers discover and define their taste in wine. It aims to inspire and educate a new generation of wine lovers by delivering a transformative, personalized wine experience.The company was founded in 2014 and isheadquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | $2M | Seed | Aug 18, 2015 |  |
| Bright Cellars | Bright Cellars is a monthly subscription wine club that matches members with personalized selections. It is designed to help new wine drinkers discover and define their taste in wine. It aims to inspire and educate a new generation of wine lovers by delivering a transformative, personalized wine experience.The company was founded in 2014 and isheadquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |  | Convertible Note |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angels on the Water](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angels-on-the-water) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BAM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bam-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightstar-wisconsin-found) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Corazon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cream City Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cream-city-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CSA Partners LLC

VC Fund · Milwaukee, United States

CSA Partners, LLC is a venture fund that invests in early-stage, high-growth companies. They partner with entrepreneurs to help them build and grow great innovative companies. They invest in startups that have a well-defined vision and bring elegant solutions to clearly articulated problems. They utilize a lean, tenacious and responsible managementstyle that is data-driven and outcome-focused.

2 contacts available at CSA Partners LLC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Abele | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-abele |
| Steve Mech | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-mech |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Abele invest in?

Chris Abele invests primarily in Pet, Lifestyle and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chris Abele last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Abele closed in Mar 2019. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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